Implementing tuberculosis control in Papua New Guinea: A clash of culture and science?

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 423-430

  Ongugo, Kindin ^a   Hall, John ^b   Attia, John ^a,b  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Rural; Sorcery; Squatter settlements; Tuberculosis; Witchdoctor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SCIENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TUBERCULOSIS;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SCIENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79956149744     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-010-9324-8     Document Type: Article

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